Product Management Job Trends

Product Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Product Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 260 283 292
Rank change year-on-year +23 +9 -95
Permanent jobs citing Product Management 506 569 536
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.85% 1.02% 1.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 1.14% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 232 286 357
10th Percentile £41,306 £42,608 £45,525
25th Percentile £55,233 £56,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,024 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.73% -7.14% -
75th Percentile £91,000 £81,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £95,000 £112,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £64,108 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.51% -1.37% +8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Product Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,914 49,911 47,327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.01% 89.84% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 28,739 24,946 36,141
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,552
25th Percentile £36,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.34%

Product Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Product Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Product Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Product Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Product Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Product Management

Product Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Product Management over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Product Management in the UK

Product Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Product Management within the UK over the 6 months to 28 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +32 450 £70,000 +7.69% 1,155
London +82 247 £80,000 +1.59% 215
UK excluding London -45 202 £62,500 -2.51% 1,036
Work from Home +27 172 £72,500 +11.54% 561
South East -12 63 £61,250 -5.77% 282
North of England +6 47 £75,000 +11.11% 213
Midlands -22 42 £62,250 -0.40% 192
West Midlands +8 27 £57,468 -8.05% 100
Yorkshire +9 25 £80,000 +23.08% 89
North West 0 21 £72,500 +3.57% 112
East of England +33 18 £72,000 -0.69% 154
South West -21 17 £62,500 +13.64% 113
East Midlands -24 13 £80,000 +33.33% 82
Northern Ireland +1 11 £75,000 +26.20% 12
Wales +2 4 £53,750 -16.16% 25
Scotland -7 3 £42,000 -29.33% 55
North East +6 1 - - 12

Product Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 18 (3.56%) Confluence
2 6 (1.19%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.59%) CMS
4 2 (0.40%) CICS
4 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.40%) MTS
5 1 (0.20%) Drupal
Applications
1 14 (2.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.58%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.79%) Trello
6 2 (0.40%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 15 (2.96%) Payment Gateway
2 7 (1.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.99%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.79%) Shopify
5 2 (0.40%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.20%) Magento
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle SCM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 76 (15.02%) SaaS
2 62 (12.25%) Azure
3 53 (10.47%) AWS
4 26 (5.14%) GCP
5 22 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (3.95%) Power Platform
7 19 (3.75%) PaaS
8 14 (2.77%) GitHub
9 13 (2.57%) H2O.ai
9 13 (2.57%) OpenShift
10 9 (1.78%) GitHub Copilot
11 8 (1.58%) Vertex AI
12 7 (1.38%) Pulumi
13 6 (1.19%) Azure AI
14 5 (0.99%) GitHub Actions
15 4 (0.79%) Collibra
15 4 (0.79%) Google Analytics
15 4 (0.79%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
15 4 (0.79%) Snowflake
16 2 (0.40%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.77%) Broadband
2 9 (1.78%) HTTP
3 8 (1.58%) SD-WAN
3 8 (1.58%) WAN
4 7 (1.38%) LAN
5 6 (1.19%) RTP
5 6 (1.19%) Wireless
6 5 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.79%) 5G
7 4 (0.79%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.40%) ATM
8 2 (0.40%) GPRS
8 2 (0.40%) LTE
8 2 (0.40%) Modbus
8 2 (0.40%) Multicast
8 2 (0.40%) PSTN
8 2 (0.40%) SAN
9 1 (0.20%) 4G
9 1 (0.20%) Network Security
9 1 (0.20%) Value-Added Service
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.95%) Metadata
1 20 (3.95%) Relational Database
2 18 (3.56%) Power BI
3 16 (3.16%) NoSQL
4 14 (2.77%) Data Lake
4 14 (2.77%) RDBMS
5 8 (1.58%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.19%) SAP BW
8 5 (0.99%) Data Mining
8 5 (0.99%) Tableau
9 4 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.59%) SAP HANA
11 2 (0.40%) DB2
12 1 (0.20%) Big Data
12 1 (0.20%) Data Vault
12 1 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 34 (6.72%) JIRA
2 7 (1.38%) Jaeger
3 5 (0.99%) TeamCity
4 4 (0.79%) ERwin
5 3 (0.59%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.20%) ER Studio
General
1 194 (38.34%) Social Skills
2 183 (36.17%) Finance
3 110 (21.74%) Marketing
4 99 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (9.29%) Legal
6 45 (8.89%) Banking
7 36 (7.11%) Law
8 35 (6.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 35 (6.92%) Retail
9 33 (6.52%) Financial Institution
10 30 (5.93%) Manufacturing
11 26 (5.14%) Public Sector
12 21 (4.15%) Influencing Skills
12 21 (4.15%) Presentation Skills
13 20 (3.95%) Electronics
13 20 (3.95%) Telecoms
14 16 (3.16%) Organisational Skills
15 15 (2.96%) Digital Economy
16 11 (2.17%) Billing
16 11 (2.17%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 143 (28.26%) Product Manager
2 71 (14.03%) Lead
3 64 (12.65%) Senior
4 29 (5.73%) Senior Manager
5 23 (4.55%) Product Owner
6 22 (4.35%) Product Lead
7 20 (3.95%) Senior Product Manager
8 19 (3.75%) Product Management Director
9 18 (3.56%) Security Engineer
10 17 (3.36%) Digital Product Manager
11 16 (3.16%) Developer
12 15 (2.96%) Architect
12 15 (2.96%) Change Manager
13 12 (2.37%) Technical Support
14 11 (2.17%) Head of Product Management
15 10 (1.98%) Data Manager
15 10 (1.98%) Head of Digital
15 10 (1.98%) Python Developer
16 9 (1.78%) Development Engineer
16 9 (1.78%) Senior Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.15%) REST
2 17 (3.36%) YAML
3 13 (2.57%) Keras
3 13 (2.57%) PyTorch
3 13 (2.57%) TensorFlow
4 8 (1.58%) Flask
5 7 (1.38%) .NET
5 7 (1.38%) EDI
5 7 (1.38%) Elastic Stack
5 7 (1.38%) FastAPI
5 7 (1.38%) OpenTelemetry
6 6 (1.19%) Node.js
7 4 (0.79%) JSON
7 4 (0.79%) OAuth
7 4 (0.79%) React
7 4 (0.79%) SAML
7 4 (0.79%) SOAP
7 4 (0.79%) XML
8 3 (0.59%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.59%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 78 (15.42%) Product Ownership
2 56 (11.07%) Onboarding
3 35 (6.92%) Self-Motivation
4 31 (6.13%) Management Information System
5 18 (3.56%) Data Centre
6 17 (3.36%) Security Posture
7 10 (1.98%) Public Cloud
8 9 (1.78%) AI Agents
8 9 (1.78%) Cloud Native
8 9 (1.78%) Social Media
9 8 (1.58%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.58%) IoT
9 8 (1.58%) Mobile App
10 7 (1.38%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.38%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 7 (1.38%) Virtual Team
11 6 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (0.79%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.17%) Linux
2 7 (1.38%) Unix
3 5 (0.99%) Windows
4 2 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
4 2 (0.40%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (48.22%) Roadmaps
2 206 (40.71%) Agile
3 130 (25.69%) Product Roadmap
4 121 (23.91%) Product Strategy
5 120 (23.72%) Problem-Solving
6 98 (19.37%) Continuous Improvement
7 91 (17.98%) Stakeholder Management
8 81 (16.01%) AI
8 81 (16.01%) Analytics
8 81 (16.01%) User Experience
9 71 (14.03%) Computer Science
10 69 (13.64%) Mentoring
11 68 (13.44%) Information Security
12 62 (12.25%) Decision-Making
12 62 (12.25%) Product Vision
13 58 (11.46%) B2B
13 58 (11.46%) Coaching
13 58 (11.46%) User Stories
14 56 (11.07%) Business Development
15 55 (10.87%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (8.10%) Python
2 40 (7.91%) SQL
3 26 (5.14%) Java
4 17 (3.36%) PowerShell
5 11 (2.17%) Go
6 8 (1.58%) Bash
6 8 (1.58%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.19%) C#
8 3 (0.59%) C++
9 2 (0.40%) COBOL
9 2 (0.40%) JCL
9 2 (0.40%) PHP
9 2 (0.40%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.40%) Scala
10 1 (0.20%) Groovy
10 1 (0.20%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.20%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.20%) R
10 1 (0.20%) SHACL
10 1 (0.20%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 121 (23.91%) Degree
2 56 (11.07%) Computer Science Degree
3 54 (10.67%) Master's Degree
4 34 (6.72%) Security Cleared
5 22 (4.35%) SC Cleared
6 10 (1.98%) MBA
7 9 (1.78%) AWS Certification
8 8 (1.58%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.58%) PMI Certification
8 8 (1.58%) PMP
9 5 (0.99%) CSPO
10 4 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.79%) CISM
10 4 (0.79%) CISSP
10 4 (0.79%) SAP Certification
11 3 (0.59%) CITP
11 3 (0.59%) HNC
11 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.40%) Dell Certification
12 2 (0.40%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.32%) QA
2 27 (5.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (4.15%) NIST
4 20 (3.95%) Data Quality
5 18 (3.56%) NCSC
6 17 (3.36%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.19%) ISO 20022
8 5 (0.99%) GDPR
8 5 (0.99%) IFRS
8 5 (0.99%) PMO
8 5 (0.99%) SLA
9 4 (0.79%) SEPA
10 3 (0.59%) ISO 8583
11 2 (0.40%) COREP
11 2 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.40%) FINREP
11 2 (0.40%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.20%) PSD2
System Software
1 16 (3.16%) Docker
2 5 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (0.99%) vSphere
3 2 (0.40%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.40%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.40%) RACF
3 2 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.20%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 16 (3.16%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.96%) Terraform
3 7 (1.38%) Ansible
3 7 (1.38%) Argo
3 7 (1.38%) Kustomize
3 7 (1.38%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 2 (0.40%) WSUS
6 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 55 (10.87%) Microsoft
2 34 (6.72%) Google
3 20 (3.95%) Salesforce
4 18 (3.56%) Databricks
5 15 (2.96%) Dell
6 14 (2.77%) SAP
7 13 (2.57%) NVIDIA
8 12 (2.37%) Foundry
9 6 (1.19%) Zoho
10 5 (0.99%) Adobe
10 5 (0.99%) Oracle
10 5 (0.99%) VMware
11 4 (0.79%) Sage
11 4 (0.79%) YouTube
12 3 (0.59%) Apple
12 3 (0.59%) Cisco
12 3 (0.59%) CrowdStrike
12 3 (0.59%) Tenable
13 2 (0.40%) HP
13 2 (0.40%) Juniper